The 1972 UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
• Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation - The Awards in recognition of the achievements in restoring structures of cultural heritage value.
• Asia-Pacific World Heritage Site Projects
- Plain of Jars Tentative List Site, Lao PDR - This UNESCO-Lao Safeguarding Project is intended to remove the danger of unexploded ordnance, rehabilitate the plateau's agricultural land and identify priority areas for protection for archaeological research and tourism development.
- Vat Phou World Heritage, Lao PDR - Preservation of Vat Phou and Surrounding Archaeological Landscape within a Framework of Sustainable Development of Champasak, Lao PDR.
- My Son World Heritage, Viet Nam - Demonstration and Training in the Application of International Standard of Conservation at My Son Sanctuary Monuments.
• Cultural Heritage Specialist Guide Programme - Widely recognized for its effectiveness, during the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee in 2007, the guide programme was lauded as “a best practice example of an initiative aiming at integrating the conservation of World Heritage within the wider sustainable development framework for the benefit of local communities”.
• Geographic Information Systems and Cultural Resources Management - Promotes and provides technical support for developing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in managing cultural resources.
• World Heritage Education Project - Gives young people a chance to voice their concerns and to become involved in the protection of our common cultural and natural heritage.
Cultural Project Archive
• Asian Academy for Heritage Management - A network of institutions offering professional training in the field of heritage management.
• Integrated Community Development and Cultural Heritage Site Preservation Through Local Effort in Asia and the Pacific (LEAP) - Fosters local community stewardship over the vast and varied heritage resources of Asia and the Pacific.
• Culture Heritage Management and Tourism: Models for Co-operation among Stakeholders - Aims open and structure avenues of communication between the tourism industry and those responsible for the conservation and maintenance of cultural heritage properties.
• Namha Ecotourism Project - This project from northern Lao PDR is recognized as a best practice project by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and has set new standards for community-led local development through ecotourism activities.
• IMPACT: The Effects of Tourism on Culture and the Environment in Asia-Pacific - A series of publications designed to educate and foster cooperation between tourism industry personnel and heritage site managers.